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H. R. KETCH.

GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 7r i917.

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H. R. KETCH.

GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 1. I917.

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INVENTDR- UNITED STATES PATENT ornion HYLAS IR. KETCH, OF DECATUR,ILLINOIS.

GARMENT.

Application filed March 7, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HYLAS R. KETCH, a resident of Decatur, county ofMacon, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Garments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in garments for women, andparticularly to dresses which are designated house or work dresses, butof course, may be applied to better classes of dresses, if desired.

The principal object of this invention is the provision of a dress whichmay be readily adjusted to fit the individual wearer and may bepermanently sewed after being fitted. It is understood that thesedresses are furnished in standard sizes and as there is Considerablevariationin the Waist measures of the wearers, it is desirable toprovide means for adjusting the size of the waist of the dress.

In this invention, the dress at the waist line is merely basted orpinned together and when purchased, the wearer can adjust the size ofthe waist to suit herself and can permanently sew the dress in adjustedsize. The construction whereby this is accomplished is simple and verylittle work is required on the part of the wearer to make thisadjustment.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as mayhereinafter appear, my invention consists in the combination,construction and arrangement 01 parts hereinafter described and thensought to be defined in the appended claims, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings forming a part hereof, and which show merely forthe purpose of illustrative disclosure, two embodiments of my invention,it being understood that various changes may be made in practice withinthe scope of the claims without digressing from my inventive idea.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 represents a rear elevation of a garment constructed accordingto my invention, shown as sold, a larger adjustment being indicated bydotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a front view of the dress, part of the front being broken awayto show the ad justing and securing means;

Fig. 3 is a sectional and perspective view Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented June 24, 1919.

Serial No. 152,965.

through the waist showing the garment adjusted, as sold;

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing an adjustment for the larger sizewaist;.

Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of a garment embodying my invention, butusing a slightly different construction;

Fig. 6 is a front elevation of this garment, the front portion thereofbeing broken away to facilitate disclosure;

Fig. 7 is a sectional and perspective view of the rear part of thegarment, showing it in a small adjustment, and

Fig. 8 is a similar view showing it at its largest adjustment.

Referring now to the drawings, and first to Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4inclusive, the numeral 1 designates the dress having the waist por tion2 and the skirt portion 3. This dress is provided with the fullness 4extending the length thereof to form a panel, the fullness beinggreatest at the waist as at 5. The belt members 6 are secured around theoutside of the waist line and are provided with the free ends 7 withinthe back portion of the dress after passing through the seam by whichthe panel is secured to the dress proper.

This garment is sold substantially in the condition shown in Figs. 1 and3, the edges of the panel at the waist line being basted ,or pinned tothe body of the garment and the free ends 7 of the belt being similarlydetachably connected together. Of course, any other means of attachmentmay be used.

The purchaser fits the garment to herself,-

having removed the temporary fastening and when the free ends of thebelt are adjusted properly, they are secured together permanently, ifdesired, as at 8, so that the garment fits the waist of the wearer. Ifdesired, the panel may be permanently stitched or secured to the body ofthe garment. This, therefore, provides a strong, permanent belt portionadjusted to fit the waist of the wearer so that the garment will alwaysretain its attractive appearance and will give satisfactory service.

The same idea is embodied in a slightly different form of dress shown inFigs. 5, 6, 7 and 8. In this construction I use the free belt ends 7 buthave the casing 9 secured between the spaced end portions of the beltprovided with the draw string 10. The operation of fitting this dress issubstantially the same as previously described, the free ends of thebelt, being permanently secured together so that the fit is permanent.The difference resides in forming the gathers at the rear part of theWaist line instead of the panel.

It is therefore obvious that I have provided a very simple form ofgarment which may be readily and quickly adjusted at the Waist by theindividual wearer and this adjustment made permanent by fastening thefree ends of the belt Within the back por tion of the garment togetherby stitching or otherwise. This gives this part of the garmentsufiicient strength to stand the stress and strain of-Wear. Either thegathers or panel give the attractive appearance for the rear part of thegarment, so that it is an embodiment of utility and also attractiveness.

WVhat I claim is:

A garment of the character described, including in combination, a Waistand a skirt, a belt member stitched to the Waist of the garment for alarger part of its extent, but having free end portions Within thegarment and at the rear thereof, said free endportions of the belt beingspaced apart and arranged to overlap so that they may be temporarilysecured together, as When the garment is sold, and then may be fitted tothe Waist of the individual wearer and secured together to form apermanent fit.

'HYLAS R. KETCH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

